Re-examining archaeological, epigraphic and textual evidence from Maharashtra, this chapter traces Śaiva–Buddhist interactions from Padaṇa Hill near Sopara, where a forest-based Pāśupata presence shared the site with Buddhist ascetics, to the sixth-century caves of Elephanta, Jogeshwari, Ellora, and Aurangabad, where this interaction is documented through iconographic borrowings,
Saiva-Buddhist Encounters in the Living Rock: Evidence from the Western Deccan
Pia Brancaccio
2025-01-01
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Re-examining archaeological, epigraphic and textual evidence from Maharashtra, this chapter traces Śaiva–Buddhist interactions from Padaṇa Hill near Sopara, where a forest-based Pāśupata presence shared the site with Buddhist ascetics, to the sixth-century caves of Elephanta, Jogeshwari, Ellora, and Aurangabad, where this interaction is documented through iconographic borrowings,File in questo prodotto:
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